smart: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of smart
verb
- intransitive
To hurt or sting.
Example: After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!"
- transitive
To cause a smart or sting in.
- intransitive
To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
Listed forms: smarts, smarting, smarted, smort, smorten.
Source: Wiktionary — smart.
adj
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- informal
Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- in-compounds, often
Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
Example: smart car
Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
Example: a smart outfit
Listed forms: smarter, smartest.
Source: Wiktionary — smart.
noun
A sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
Mental pain or suffering; grief; affliction.
A fan of professional wrestling who is aware of kayfabe and the scripted nature of the competition.
- dated, slang
A dandy; one who is smart in dress; one who is brisk, vivacious, or clever.
Listed forms: smarts.
Source: Wiktionary — smart.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for smart.
adjective
elegant and stylish
adjective
characterized by quickness and ease in learning
adjective
improperly forward or bold
noun
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is smart in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of smart
S(1) + M(3) + A(1) + R(1) + T(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of smart
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from smart
29 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in smart. Showing up to 24, longest first.